Sword and shield., 1887-05-07
THE ASSASSINATION OR. d
GAMBRELL.

EeXtent have been already inform
& ed of the dastardly assassination
B of the Editoro of this paper. Mucl
Srelated matter is printed from
fthe columns of The Nep Missis
gsippian.
s This paper will not now under
ktake to discuss the causes of The
Rtrouble between j. S. Hamilton
gand the Editor. The occasion O.
Dit was the republication of charges
Nmade from time to time by the
Tpress, and a legislative committee
The real causes lie deeper, and
will be fully exposed to the pub
@lic at the proper time by one who
s knows the purposes and plans OF
&the dead editor. 1t may suffice
q now to say that Roderick d.
SGambrell was fighting one of the
#corruptest combinations that ever
Simperiled the safety of a city and
a State. His blows dealt inces-
sanity around the whole circle of
+ bad influences had weakened the
cripple alliance of evil forces. No
man had done SO much to force
the fighting against the saloons
ain Jackson. No one had done SO
much to take away their supports.
Affairs had reached a point when
lit was clear that either he must
ggo or the corrupters of society
must 90. They elected to send
him out at the points Of their
pistols into eternity.
This is certain, the editor be-
|lieved every word he wrote about
Hamilton and the best people,
here believes it. And what isl
more, he was prepared with proof
to make good his words. Or, if
Hamilton chose to attack himI
then he was prepared to defend
his life and his words. For one
thing he was not prepared, and
that was to remain silent in the
face of known wrongs. lie had
his standard erected high and
would never lower it.
The public will know the truth (
Of Hamilton's record. If these
things are true there was need of
a man to say them and to keep
the public advised Of one of the
shrewdest, most dangerous men
who ever had a hand in their
affairs.
As to the particulars of the
assassination, out of all the evi-
lence submitted to the Coroner's
Jury the following statement is
made up:
l. Hamilton's witnesses testi-
les that a watch had been kept
)ver editor Gambrell and his
ather for some time. GambrelI
vas watched that day; his going
vas reported to Hamilton. Ham
lton and the parties arrested were
ogether at the beer saloon drink
ng. Hamilton and Eubanks
vent to the train, saw Gambrell.
hamilton spoke to no one.
2. It is settled that the same
nen turned up at the bridge Just
little later when the shooting
'egan, some in front, some behind
ONE to the side of GambrelI. B
his is not denied. I.
3, Hamilton and his driver and
,ubanks say they were passingE
iambrell in a vehicle and lie firedH
t them, whereupon II amiltl Oh
OF out and killed Gambr
his is the sole defense of the
ssassins. On the otherhand it is
royen by eye witnesses that th|
rst fire was followed by the cry
murder, and that there wereN
) many as three pistols fired at
nee, all converging to the point
here Gambrell lay. Then the 81
alls extracted from GambrelFs
ody are of different weight. n
urther the indentations on thes i
oor of the bridge show that they Il
lme from different directions.
he wagon, essential to the de- j
nse, was not seen by those who !
w the shooting, the inference ! !
eing necessary that it had been :
mt on another way. :
There is much corroboratings
stimony, which has completely a
oset the defense and mark this |
1t as the most noted assassina- y
On in the annals ofour country T
oily planned and carried out to- I'll
e extreme of mutilation to pre- la
mt the dying testimony of the as
an whom living and dy-
o. they feared. II NAV viii n.